...The Marines officially announced on Wednesday that Makoto Imaoka has been invited to Spring camp for a tryout.

...NHK was at Chiba Marine Stadium to film / record theirLearning Hangul through TV segment with Tae-Gyun Kim on Wednesday.

Chunchi Dragons

...Former Dragons' ace Shinji Imanakaheld a lecture for the rookies at the player's dorm on Wednesday. He spoke for about an hour, covering topics like physical well-being and various practice methods.

Hanshin Tigers

...Yuya Andoopened his training up to the media on Wednesday and tossed a 30-pitch bullpen session. Ando managed to drop about 7-8kg during the off-season by changing his diet (he now weights 84kg).

...The Fighters may hangShigeru Kobayashi's uniform in the dugout for the 2010 season.

...Masataka Nashida spoke for about an hour at an event aimed towards business men on Wednesday (日本一奪還に向けて) and told audience members that the team doesn't have a lot of left-handed pitching, but does have a lot of depth in the bullpen.

...Shota Kimura is hoping to win a spot in the rotation this season. On Wednesday, he held a bullpen session and tossed about 30 pitches (while mixing in off-speed pitches) into a net.

Kimura made 25 appearances as a reliever in 2009.

...The Giants announced that they added some netting (about 9.4 inches) near the top of the outfield fences after umpires complained that balls bouncing off the handrails between the top of the fences and the stands were difficult to judge.

Balls hit off the new netting will be considered in play. That could result in a slight decrease in home runs at the Dome.

Others

...Akinori Otsuka informed reporters on Wednesday that he'll be undergoing a third surgery on his right elbow on the 22nd so that he can continue his baseball career. He also said that he'll join any team that needs him.